5 inch FFAR(5-inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket, a 5-inch forward launch aircraft rocket bullet) was developed in, and was launched from an aircraft and used for ground / anti-ship attack.

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History of development and operation

5 inches The predecessor of FFAR was developed by June. It has a non-explosion of 3.5 inches (about 8.9 cm) in diameter and was used to puncture and destroy the hull as an airborne ASW (fight) rocket bullet.

This rocket had sufficient hit accuracy for the ground / anti-ship mission, but warheads using explosive charge are essential for these missions, and because the diameter of the rocket bullet is small, the amount of enclosable explosive charge There was concern about the limited shortage of explosive power. Therefore Mk 35 A 5 inch bullet is attached to this rocket, FFAR was created. The actual deployment here is in December 1943. However, as the weight increased, the speed was only 780 km / h and the performance was not good. It was developed to correct this drawback.